BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - A profanity-laced Birmingham gang rap video that authorities said glorified cop-killing was removed from YouTube Saturday morning and replaced with a short tribute to the Birmingham Police Department.

The 30-second new video says Thanks YouTube BPD and shows the police department's badge. It was published on the page of the man who originally posted the tribute to Devante Kyshon "Red Man" Hinds. It's not clear who posted the BPD video. Efforts to reach police for comment weren't immediately successful.

The three-minute video produced by BLACK DISTRICT is a tribute to Hinds, who died May 9 near Walmart and Milo's on Parkway East. Authorities said Hinds tried to run a Jefferson County sheriff's deputy over with a car and then was shot to death by lawmen.

Authorities said Hinds was involved with a heroin deal when he was shot. He was pronounced dead at a Birmingham hospital.

The video calls for leaving "police bleeding" and "dropping a cop" and has caused a stir among law enforcement, some of whom believe it is a not-so-veiled threat. "They are in an uproar and worried about some type of retaliation,'' said one officer who didn't want his name used.

Birmingham police spokesman Lt. Sean Edwards said police studied the video and have determined it was shot on Oakwood Street on the city's eastside. Police said Hinds was affiliated with the GTO gang, which stands for Goons Taking Over. They have also identified others in the video as GTO members as well.

Edwards said GTO originated out of an eastern Birmingham high school, and said its members are involved in burglaries, robberies, drug deals and car break-ins. It was, lawmen said, another member of the GTO gang who was shot at by a U.S. Marshal after the fleeing suspect tried to run over the deputy marshal.

Police have compiled a list of 75 names who are GTO members, but said the group is rumored to have several hundred gathered around the city. "These guys have started to compile a lot of weapons,'' Edwards said. "A lot of them are heavily armed. We know who they are, and they don't mean us any good.

Just as gangs aren't new, video tributes to young homicide victims aren't new either, Edwards said. "They're expressing themselves and they're making themselves social media stars. We appreciate them putting their faces on Facebook to help us identify them,'' he said. "We're aware and we're taking note."